Accessibility Statement – The Vita Coco Company, Inc.
The Vita Coco Company, Inc. (“Vita Coco”) is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for as many disabled and impaired people as possible. We strive to create an outstanding experience for everyone on our websites.
Measures to Support Accessibility relating to the Vita Coco Wholesale Website, https://wholesale.vitacoco.com/
This accessibility statement makes users with different needs aware of the current level of accessibility and limitations of the Vita Coco Wholesale website and provides contact details of the dedicated accessibility support team at The Vita Coco Company for feedback and further assistance if required.
Conformance Status
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) define requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities.
There are three levels of conformance within the four success criteria principles Perceivable, Operable, Understandable and Robust:
Level A,
Level AA, and
Level AAA.
The standard for web accessibility globally is WCAG 2.1 Level A & AA.
The Vita Coco website is aiming to be conformant with WCAG 2.1 Level A & AA, so that:
- All images have Alt-text provisions.
- The user can zoom in on the website content up to 500% without screen visibility loss.
- Assistive technology users will be able to understand and access links, lists and forms, although some still require optimization (see below).
- The heading structure is optimized for use with assistive technology.
- Contrast ratios for text and non-text elements are accessible.
- Keyboard-only navigation with the correct focus order is enabled.
Feedback
We would love to get feedback from website users on the accessibility of the Vita Coco Wholesale website platform. Please let us know if you encounter any accessibility barriers on our website so that we can help you and others who may be experiencing the same: accessibility@vitacoco.com
Compatibility with Browsers and Assistive Technology
The Vita Coco website platform was tested for accessibility using the Google Chrome browser and JAWS screen reader.
The web platform is compatible with a JAWS screen reader. It is therefore expected to be compatible with assistive technology on recent versions of operating systems (desktop and mobile) mac OS X, Microsoft Windows & Android, and Apple iOS.
The web platform is expected to be compatible with the following:
The use of up-to-date versions of JAWS screen readers and browser versions of Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, Opera, IE 11 and with assistive technology on recent versions of operating systems (desktop and mobile) mac OS X, Microsoft Windows & Android, and Apple iOS.
The Vita Coco website platform cannot be expected to be compatible with:
- Any browsers that are older than 3 major versions or assistive technology and mobile operating systems that are older than 5 years.
Additional Information
Any third-party, externally controlled elements or software installed on or linked to from the Vita Coco website platform currently or in the future may not be standards-compliant. Vita Coco is unable to make changes to their platforms.
The Vita Coco website platform is designed and developed in accordance with the four WCAG principles – perceivable, operable, understandable, robust – and with a broad spectrum of physical, cognitive, and situational limitations in mind.
Date of approval: Oct 2024